come by vs acquire

come by and acquire both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
come by	No	No	Yes	No
acquire	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, acquire is a hypernym of come by; that is, acquire is a word with a broader meaning than come by:

Other hypernyms of come by include get.

come by (verb)	acquire (verb)
obtain, especially accidentally	come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
visit informally and spontaneously	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
	gain through experience
	gain knowledge or skills
	come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
	win something through one's efforts
	locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar